Job Description

Job Description

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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nurse Practitioner in Pulmonary Hypertension in Manhattan. 

In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for the provision, coordination, and assurance of comprehensive nursing care using nursing process and pertinent standards of care, the diagnosis of illness and physical conditions, and performance of therapeutic, corrective, and prescriptive measures of the designated inpatient or outpatient patient population within a collaborative practice agreement established with a specific physician on the staff of NYU Hospitals Center

Job Responsibilities:

• Plans and organizes care to meet individual patient needs and to ensure appropriate clinical resource utilization per protocols, pathways, and other means.
• Monitors and trends the cost effectiveness of the position, particularly as it relates to the efficiency and performance indicators established for the service.
• Assists in the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of research protocols when applicable.
• Works collaboratively with nursing and other disciplines in the development and implementation of clinical studies within the area of expertise.
• Uses evidence-based health care literature to advise and support appropriate practice changes within the designated service.
• Participates in the development and monitoring of patient outcomes per established practice protocols for purposes of quality and performance improvement.
• Serves as a clinical expert and resource for the education of peers and other health professionals.
• Maintains current expertise in area of practice.
• Promotes own professional growth and development in clinical and managerial role.
• Considers needs and behaviors of specific patient age and cultural groups in all patient care.
• Evaluates treatment and health care plans for effectiveness and modifies per clinical standards and practice protocols.
• Practices as a member of the allied health staff according to the rules and regulations of the Medical Staff and bylaws as outlined in the delineation of privileges.
• Prescribes medical equipment, devices, physical and occupational therapy, and home health services per practice protocol.
• Prescribes in-patient and discharge medications according to New York State law, including controlled substances with DEA authorization.
• Works collaboratively with the attending physician, consulting physician(s), and other disciplines to identify, develop, and implement an appropriate plan of care that maximizes individual patient/family preference and enhances quality, access, and cost-effective outcomes.
• Formulates the plan of care, along with the attending physician, patient and family, based on expected goals of care and length of stay.
• Orders customary laboratory, radiological and diagnostic studies per practice protocols, differentiates between normal/abnormal findings and follows protocols for abnormal findings, which may include referral to consulting physicians per customary pattern of the attending MD or with the collaborating physician.
• Performs complete health history, physical examination and psychosocial assessment of patients within the designated practice or clinical unit.
• Functions as a respectful member of the health care team.
• Participates in designated activities related to professional nursing standards and regulations of relevant outside agencies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the organizations Service Standards and incorporates them into the performance of responsibilities.
• Facilitates the continuity of care across the continuum of services, e.g. home care, other facilities, appointments with MDs etc.
• Provides consultation about the therapeutic regimen to the nursing staff responsible for the patients care in the hospital setting.
• Works collaboratively with nursing leadership to ensure timely communications with the nursing staff.
• Works collaboratively with the attending physician to maintain timely and appropriate communication with family members, housestaff, other disciplines and ancillary services.
• Participates in the development and revision of interdisciplinary and nursing standards, patient and family education materials as relevant to area of practice and expertise.
• Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team including the attending physician to develop and implement the therapeutic plan of care for a group of patients and ensure communication with family members.

Additional Position Specific Responsibilities:
Specific Pulmonary Hypertension-related Responsibilities
1. Clinical responsibilities include obtaining a thorough history and performing physical
examination, ordering appropriate diagnostic testing, including obtaining and organization of
prior work-up, administration of guideline directed Pulmonary Hypertension management,
interfacing with multiple providers to ensure optimal care, ensuring all consults are referred to
with adequate follow up, and communicating with specialty pharmacy/home care companies
and other dispensing pharmacies for uninterrupted drug delivery and administration. In
addition, the PH NP maintains contact with assigned caseload between visits, and manages
all outpatient particular needs. Initiates appropriate responses to issues and problems during
these contacts. Examples of outpatient tasks that are required include but are not limited to
responding to patients phone calls, placing medication and all required orders, follow up on
results and communication with the provider and the patients, management of specific PH
medication prescriptions and financial assistance, participation in the office visits including
performance of 6MWT, gathering of information for peer to peer authorization, oxygen
prescriptions, completion of disability, home health care, FMLA paperwork, education of
patients on low salt/high K diet, PH-CTEPH pathophysiology and PH symptom and
management, ensuring laboratory, radiologic, and diagnostic studies completed as needed.
2. Education responsibilities (patient and family, interfaces with staff, pharmacy, social work,
consultants) to include education about the disease process, management of all forms of
pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure, detailed description of the nebulizers,
subcutaneous and intravenous pumps. In addition, PH NP oversees the staff training program
in conjunction with nurses educators and Nursing Administration, participates in the
multidisciplinary nursing meetings
3. Research responsibilities: participates as sub-investigator in clinical trials performed within the
Pulmonary Hypertension Program, maintains appropriate certification, and is involved in all
phases of clinical trial performance as needed,

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Licensure: Current registration as Professional Nurse in New York and Registration as Nurse Practitioner in New York.
Education: Master's Degree in Nursing.
Certification required (as soon as feasible following graduation from NP graduate program) by ANCC or Board Certification from other specialty organization that certifies Nurse Practitioners in a clinical area of practice. BLS or ACLS, PALS, NRP Provider; (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), NALS per delineation of privileges.

Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS, Nurse Practitioner-NYS

Preferred Qualifications:
At least five years of clinical nursing practice in the care of the patient population served; ability to apply nursing process toward achievement of specific outcomes in an organized fashion, which addresses patient/family safety and satisfaction. Previous experience as a nurse practitioner is preferred. Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication skills, creative problem solving and excellent critical thinking and leadership; previously demonstrated ability to facilitate group processes and work cohesively and collaboratively as member of the interdisciplinary team; Effective change agent. Physical stamina, manual dexterity, visual and aural acuity to perform responsibilities. Membership in professional specialty organizations desirable

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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